Should GBATemp keep doing clickbaits?

[Gourmet]

Discuss!

 

[HamBone41801]

http://gbatemp.net/review/the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild.564/ Check gourmet's post here. He's clearly salty that zelda didn't get a better score here and thinks giving a low score is clickbait. **facepalm**

well, he is half right. botw is a good game. a VERY good game. so, when people who like it see a score that is low compared to the normal, they get defensive of said game. its possible that the author was trying to attract angry nerds with a lower than majority review, but i don't think its quite low enough for that.

 

[WiiUBricker]

Oh this thread is about the Zelda review? I guess I shouldn't have skipped comments.

I fail to see how a review that is titled just as the reviewed game can be clickbait. I mean what is the bait in there?

Well in any case, regardless of clickbait or not, I would rather read a payed, spoiler-free review than an unpaid review with spoilers.

 

[ItsKipz]

wtf is this

 

[FAST6191]

I have had the "do you have to finish the main quest" debate before, I have had plenty of others. To be that spoiler averse is something new though.
As a general concept I don't spoil something relatively new I am likely to suggest, unless it is a really pertinent thing to the review. Something older I am doing a more in depth analysis/critique type review for is absolutely going to be spoiled. If a pure trash game is up for review, and it is going to be published, then spoilers away.

 

[Gourmet]

I fail to see how a review that is titled just as the reviewed game can be clickbait. I mean what is the bait in there?

 

[Boogieboo6]

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The 7, because it's the only bright blue one and not grey like the others.

 

[Kioku]

I'll

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Still not click bait. It's not misleading... And can definitely be an interesting read. You ever see links of social from diply?

 

[Chary]

I will admit, I don't think BOTW deserves only a 7 out of 10. ESPECIALLY when most other games were rated with 8s or higher.

I mean, seriously. Does the Virtual Boy deserve a better score than BOTW?

Everyone makes the mistake that we're all the same people. We all see things from a different perspective, part of what makes our team well rounded. Not to mention, hardware score =/= game's score.

 

[The Catboy]

*snip

Would you like a side of salt with your Dead Sea?
First, in no case did the reviewer make a big deal about the store nor did the Temp. It wasn't posted on the main page like, "BOTW is shit, read more to find out!" Then giving it a 7/10 score, which is actually extremely misleading. That's clickbait.
This was a review and a rather detailed one at that. Tom even took a little time to explain the score and to clarify the reason behind the score.
Finally, reviews are still opinion based. Even the most "non-bias" review are still going to have some bias. Do you really think those 10/10 reviews don't have any bias? Fucking, they are just oozing with bias fanboying over the game. Most of the time ignoring any flaws the game in an effort to get their spunk on the game.

Quite honestly, if you don't like the review, well that sucks to be you. You don't have to read this review and it has no effect on you. Being a salty brat won't change the score.

 

[Jacklack3]

Don't worry I'm only pretending to be retarded. Haha, isn't that funny. Woooooooooo eeeeeeeeeeeee I sure do love irony. By detatching myself from serious engagement in any situation that makes me the calmer and therefore smartest in any argument.
(This is double/triple/Poe's Law irony btw)

Well try to use /s next time.

(trust me you'll need this valuable information to survive in this place called the internet.)

 

[gnmmarechal]

My soul is clickbait.

you have that?

 

[Jacklack3]

you have that?

That's what the clickbait is...

 

[Silverthorn]

Everyone makes the mistake that we're all the same people. We all see things from a different perspective, part of what makes our team well rounded. Not to mention, hardware score =/= game's score.

Exactly. For me the shocking thing is not that one isolated 7 score, it's that array of 10 next to it that seems illogical, since behind each score there's at least one different individual.

 

[p1ngpong]

Next time I am sure the staff will pour the appropriate level of semen over a nintendo first party review title in order to please all of you fragile snowlflakes.

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

This Thread is clickbait.

WARNING! GBATEMP DOES NOT CONDONE CLICKBAIT NOR PROMOTE OR TOLERATE IT!

Can we somehow get this on the front page in giant bold blood red font?

 

[SonicCloud]

Clickbait : Title : WE HATED THIS GAME! SUCH AN WEIRD ENDING THAT LEFT OUR STAFF DISSAPOINTED AND IMPRESSED , THE LEGEND OF ZELDA BREATH OF THE WILD REVIEW

Not clickbait : Title : The legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild review
i dunno , seems you dont understand clickbait

 

[Deleted member 412900]

Well try to use /s next time.

(trust me you'll need this valuable information to survive in this place called the internet.)

Whenever I see people use /s it kills the joke. I'd rather be misunderstood than hurt my joke sense if I was saying something that's actually worthwhile I wouldn't be using irony anyways.
*Meant sarcasm, I'm sure someone will pretend to misunderstand me.

 

[Jacklack3]

Whenever I see people use /s it kills the joke. I'd rather be misunderstood than hurt my joke sense if I was saying something that's actually worthwhile I wouldn't be using irony anyways.
*Meant sarcasm, I'm sure someone will pretend to misunderstand me.

So you want us to look like dumbwits?

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Shit i fell for it then-

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Next time I am sure the staff will pour the appropriate level of semen over a nintendo first party review title in order to please all of you fragile snowlflakes.

I can help.

 

[Vipera]

I'm first in line when it comes to shitting to "Game Critics", but I don't blame the review at all.

First of all yes, companies do buy review scores and some people even got fired after going against these. This Zelda game is huge for Nintendo, it's normal that these near perfect scores would come up.
Second, I have read the GBATemp review and it's surprisingly fair and well written. I wouldn't have given the game such a low score, but if I cared enough I'd have made my own review. If anything, I'm happy I can trust GBATemp with reviews without feeling like just another website who got all the advertising space bought by a publisher.

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[migles]

i did not read the 4 pages of this thread but i want to say something...

do something like everyone else: omg, what a sheep, copying everyone else.. he has no personality of his own, what a copy paste.. everyone does something, so he has to do it as well
do something different or do something of his own without following others: what an attention whore, we don't like exibicionists or special snowflakes

you can never win.